Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-06-04
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A Bsass sketch Of the Rsiguisg Sovereign OF
Great britain snd ireland ssd the
Empress Of lndis- Some Account Of
Her Large Family and Connscsions.

Victoria Alexandria, Queen OF Grea
Britain and Ireland and Empress OF India
only child Of the late Duke of Kent and OF
the Princess Louisa Victoria Of SAKE COburg,
was born At Konsington palace, May oath,
1919, her parents, who had been residing
abroad, having hsstened to England In order
that their child might be born . Briton." P"
Her father died Jan. 23d, 1870. Until within
q few weeks OF her elevation to the throne,
her life WAS spent In comparative retirement,
varied only by tours through the United
Kingdom. Queen Victoria succeeded her
uncle, William W., June 20 1887, ~ Victoria
and her coronation was celebrated in West.
minister Abbey juno 2Stb, 1888. She was
married Feb. 10Th, 1910, to his late Royal
Higbnsss Prince Albert, Of Ssxe-Coburg-
S,ns V. Ass Sy whG Mary 'hs Eeu. had born s:Ss SSs
II, 1910, married Jan, %, 1858 ID Albert
Edward, prince of Wales, born November 8,
1871, married March 10, 1868 81, Alice
Maude Mary, born April 10, lsi3, misrried
July |, 1852, (she dieo December IA, 1879 f;
4th, Alfred Ernest Albert born August 3,
ls4i, married January 23 1874 5th, Helena
Augusta Victoria, born May 20, 1916, married
July 5, 1866 6h, Louisa Caroline Alberta,
born March lS lsis. married March II, 1871 I;
7.h, Arthur William PAtric Albert, born
Leopold George Albert, born Aprit 7, 1853,
married in April, 1882 OH. Beatrice Mary
Victoria, born April II, 1857, married July
., 1885. Her majesty 10 the pattern Of q
woman in all the relations OF life. Her
mother died March Is, 1861, followed by the
sudden death Of the prince consort, Decem.
ber II. On succeeding to the throne the
queen found the Wing and Conservative
parties nearly balanced in the House OF Com.
mons. Lord Melbourne and his colleagues
continued to hold office until September,
1871, when owing to their unpopularity, ariE-
lug from their want OF financial ability, they
were obliged to give place to the late Sir
Robert Peel His repeal OF the corn laws
led to the accession to power of Lord John
Russell, who was succeeded in January
1852, by the Earl Of Derby. In the following
December the Conservative party resigned
giving place TO Lord Aberdeen and the COali
tiOn cabinet, which was dismissed In Febru-
sry, 1862 Then csme Lord PAmerston',
first administration, which was defeated In
'5S, and Lord Derby for the second time helG
power. In 1859 his ministry resigned, snl
Lord Paimerston formed his second cabinet
He died in 1855, and Earl Russell assume,
power. In lS66 Lord Derby was sgaiI
called upon and formed his third sdminis
tration. The Conservatives being PLACED II
a minority at the general election OF rs, Mr.
Disraeli resigned office and was succeeded
as prime minister by Mr.. Gladstone. II
1874 the Conservatives again came int
power, and Mr.. Disrseli, afterwards Lore
Besconsfield, formed . new administration
On January /, 1877, the queen was pro
claimed empress OF India by the governor
general at Delhi. On the defeat o! the Con
servstves at the election OF 1850, Mr.. Glad
stone formed another Liberal administra
tion, which contip ued in office till the spring
OF 1855, when 1t wss defeated on tariff bill
and succeeded by Conservative admins
tration under Lord Salisbury. In April.
1882 an attempt on the queens life was
made at Windsor by Quo Roderick Maclean,
who after trial was confined during the
queens pleasure. "The Early Days OF His
Royal Highness, the Prince CGnsort," com.
piled under the direction OF her sjesty, ap-
psared in 1867. followed by Leaves from
the Journal OF Our Life in the Highlands"